Ibrahimovic sent off for head slap
Zlatan Ibrahimovic received a red card for slapping an opposing player on the head on Monday but LA Galaxy were still able to eke out a 1-0 win over the Montreal Impact without their marquee acquisition. Impact defender Michael Petrasso stepped on the 36-year-old's foot in the 40th minute of the match in Montreal and the towering Swede retaliated with a slap to the back of Petrasso's head. Both players fell to the ground in an apparent effort to win the sympathy of referee Ismail Elfath but after a review of the video, Petrasso was shown a yellow card and the former Juventus, Barcelona and Manchester United striker a red. Despite Impact controlling the ball for 56 percent of the game and taking 15 more shots, Galaxy's 10 men prevailed when Ola Kamara scored the only goal of the game in the 75th minute.
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